Althea E. Mount, 91, Vero Beach

Althea E. Mount, 91, died March 12, 2012, at Horizon Bay, Vero Beach.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 10 years, formerly of Okeechobee.

Before retirement, she taught elementary school and worked for McGraw-Hill Publishing.

She was a volunteer guardian ad litem and an artist; her portrait of President George H.W. Bush is in the collection of the George Bush Presidential Library.

She attended Rider College in New Jersey and Indian River State College.

She was a Christian.

Survivors include her son, David C. Mount, of Falls Church, Va.; daughter, Carolyn M. Plank, of Vero Beach; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Joseph C. Mount; and brothers, Lloyd and Stanley Christensen.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. March 16 at the Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach, where a funeral service will begin at 11 a.m.

The committal service will follow at 3 p.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery, Okeechobee.

A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

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